10-Day Choir Tour| Glorious Great Britain, Scotland & Wales

Edinburgh | Lake District | Chester | Stratford | Oxford | London

This program includes the following venues:

Lunchtime Recital at St. Giles’ Cathedral

Sung Mass at Westminster RC Cathedral

Sung Mass at Brompton Oratory or Southwark Cathedral

All concert venues, Sung Masses and performances are subject to confirmation. This itinerary can be customized or modified to include additional venues for choirs and performance groups as well as daily liturgies for pilgrimages.

10-Day Itinerary

Day 1 | Saturday | Depart for Scotland

Day 2 | Sunday | Edinburgh

Walcome to Edinburgh! Orientation tour of Edinburgh and visit to Rosslyn Chapel.

Day 3 | Monday | Highlights of Edinburgh

Visit St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle and St. Margaret’s Chapel. Lunchtime recital at St. Giles’ Cathedral. Guided tour of Holyrood Abbey and Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Day 4 | Tuesday | Lake District | Chester

Depart Edinburgh for Chester, stopping at Greta Green, and continuing to the Lake District. Scenic cruise on Lake Windermere, the longest Lake in England.

Day 5 | Wednesday | Chester | Warwick | Stratford

Morning sightseeing tour of Chester, including the Cathedral. Continue to Warwick to explore her famous castle! Late afternoon, arrive in Stratford-upon-Avon, the town of Shakespeare.

Day 6 | Thursday | The Cotswolds | Cardiff, Wales

Continue on a scenic drive through Welsh country with an abundance of pretty villages, market towns and medieval castles. Sightseeing in Cardiff includes a tour of the Cardiff Castle.

Day 7 | Friday | Woodstock | Oxford | London

Depart Cardiff for Woodstock to visit Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill. Continue to Oxford for a brief walking tour. Visit Maryvale and see Bl. John Henry Newman’s private room at Littlemore. Continue to London with a stop to visit Windsor Castle.

Day 8strong> | Saturday | London Orientation

Your guided walking tour includes St. Paul’s Cathedral, Tower of London and the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, site of St Thomas More’s tomb. Sing for the Vigil Mass at Westminster Roman Catholic Cathedral.

Day 9 | Sunday | Highlights of London

Highlights tour by coach: Pass the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, Nelson’s Column, Piccadilly Circus, London Eye, and Buckingham Palace. Sing for Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Brompton Oratory). Optional tour of Westminster Abbey or cruise on the Thames River.Farewell Dinner, Trafalgar Square.